Ashcraft strikes out 11 and Pirates get HRs from O'Hearn and Gonzales to sweep skidding Twins, 9-3

— Braxton Ashcraft struck out 11 in six innings, Ryan O’Hearn and Nick Gonzales homered, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the skidding Minnesota Twins 9-3 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep.
Jun 1, 2026, 02:18 am - AP
MIN
PIT
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B. Ashcraft
win

B. Ashcraft5-2

6.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 11 K, 0 BB
Z. Matthews
loss

Z. Matthews1-3

4.1 IP, 6 H, 7 ER, 7 K, 2 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

MINPIT
2ndO'Hearn homered to right (354 feet).01
2ndTriolo singled to right, Cruz scored, Mangum to third.02
3rdGonzales homered to center (407 feet), Reynolds scored.04
5thLowe singled to right, Horwitz scored.05
5thCruz walked, Lowe scored, Gonzales to second, Reynolds to third.06
5thMangum hit sacrifice fly to center, Reynolds scored.07
5thDavis singled to left, Cruz scored and Gonzales scored, Triolo to second.09
6thLee homered to right (358 feet), Jackson scored.29
9thLee homered to right (393 feet).39
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